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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2013
Krt Investors, Inc., Trophy Club, TX (US);
Ishmael Bentley, Eagan, MN (US);
Matthew M. Burns, Orono, MN (US);
Joseph C. Cauthen, III, Gainesville, FL (US);
Brian L. Dukart, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Lawrence W. Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Bradley J. Wessman, Wilmington, NC (US);
KRT Investors, Inc., Trophy Club, TX (US);
Abstract
This disclosure presents methods for treating a defect in soft tissue of a patient. The methods employ fixation delivery apparatuses and fixation apparatuses positioned, at least in part, in or on the soft tissue to be repaired. In some aspects, these techniques include the use of this includes a fixation apparatus that includes at least one bone anchor connected to at least one tissue anchor by a shortenable elongate member.